Condiment holder



July 23, 1929. G. PAPPADAKES 1,721,830

CONDIMENT HGLDER Filed oct. 2'?, 1928 I/HA- H15 .4 TTU/mfr tkm) PatentedJuly 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES GUST PAPPADAKES, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CONDIMENT HUI-IDEE.

Application ledvOctober 27, l14928. Serial No. 315,374.

The invention relates to condiment holders and has for its object toprovide for the holding of two different condiments, preferably salt andpepper, in the same receptacle and permit of the distribution of eitherone independent of the other.

A further object is to provide a. 'device of this nature which is of avery simple character and durable and inexpensive in construction aswell as serviceable and very efficient in use.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will be apparent asthis description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and details of construction hereinafter describedand claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to said drawings:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 1--1 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a view taken at right angles to Fig. 1 with parts in sectionand parts in elevation;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view on an enlarged scale and taken on line4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the removable sifter top; and

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the cover member.

Referring again to the drawings the reference numeral 10 designates acondiment holder or receptacle which may be formed of glass or othersuitable'material and is provided with the partition 11 which dividesthe holder, into two compartments l2 and 13. Each of these compartmentsis adapted to hold a condiment such as salt or pepper. A. neck 14 isformed in the upper end of the 40 holder above a iange 15 thus providinga seat 16.

The neck 14 has a pair of pins 17 formed integral therewith or suitablysecured thereto. These pins cooperate with bayonet slots 18 in a skirt19 of a cover member so as to securely hold the cover member totheholder and prevent it from being turned in relation thereto except atsuch times as it may be desirable to remove the cover member. The upperflat portion 20 of the cover member is provided with a pair ofsubstantially large openings 21, one for each of the compartments 12 and13- The skirt 19 snugly ts the neck'14 of the holder and is furtherprovided 55 with grooves 22, 22 and 23, 23. The grooves 23 have shallowportions 24 at one of their ends, the purpose of which will behereinafter described.

Snugly fitting about the skirt 19 of the cover member is a skirt 25 of asifter top. The sl'ftcr top has a fiat portion 26 in which are locatedtwo sets of perforations 27, one for each of the openings 21. The setsof perforations are so arranged that when one set is positioned over oneof the openings 21 the other is blanked by the flat 20 of the covermember. flhey are also arranged so that a minimum amount of movement isnecessary to shift the sets of perforations to their respectlveopenings.

Pins 28, 28 mounted in the skirt of the sifter top engage the grooves22, 22 and pins 29, 29 likewise mounted in said skirt engage the grooves23, 23. The grooves 22 and 23 are substantially the length of the amountof movement needed to shift one of the sets of perforations from itsblanked position to a positionY over one of the openings 21, thuslimiting the movement of the sifter top in either direction.

Means are provided to frictionally hold the sifter top in its properposition over either one of the compartments 13 or 14 and one of therespective openings 21 in the cover member. As illustrated this meanscomprises the beveling of the ends of the pins 29 so that in oneposition one of the pins 29 will cooperate with one of the flattened orshallow parts 24 of one of the grooves 23 and in the other position theother pin 29 will cooperate with the shallow part 24 of the other groove23. This is particularly illustrated in Fig. 4.

Suitable indicating means such as shown at 30 in Fig. 3 may be providedso that one may be enabled to readily tell which of the condiments hedesires to use.

From the foregoing it is thought the operation of the device will beclear.

The inner sides of the holder taper toward the bottom so that thetendency of the condiments to stick in the holder will be considerabllessened.

claim:

1. A condiment holder having a body the inner sides of Which tapertoward the bottom, a partition wall in the body adapted to formcompartments therein, a cover member fitting over the open end of saidcompartment and having a substantially large opening for eachcompartment, means for securing said cover member to the open end ofsaid body portion, a sifter top havinga set of perforations for each ofsaid openings in said cover member, said sets of perforations being soarranged that when one set is posltioned over one of said openings insaid cover the other set Will be blanked by said cover member, and

a plurality of pins on said sifter top engaging grooves in said covermember, sald pms being so arranged as to limit the movement of saidsifter top in either direction and one or more of said pins beingarranged to cooperate with one or more of said grooves so as tofrictionally hold said sifter top in either one of two positions.

2. A condiment holder havin a body the inner sides ofiwhich taper towarcthe bottom, a partition Wall in said body adapted to form twocompartments therein, a cover member fitting over the open end of saidcompartments and comprising a fiat portion and a skirt portion, saidfiat portion having a substantially large openin for each compartment,bayonet slots in t e member cooperating with pins on said body memberfor securing said cover member to said body member, a sifter top havinga fiat portion and a skirt, the fiat portion having a. set ofperforations for each ofsaid openings in said cover member, and aplurality of pins mounted in said skirt of said sifter. top and engaginggrooves in said skirt of said cover member, said pins being so arrangedas to limit the movement of said sifter top in either direction and apair of said grooves having shallow portions at their ends to cooperatewith a pair of said pins so as to frictionally hold said sifter cap ineither one of two positions. A In testimony whereof I aiiix mysignature.

GUST PAPPADAKES.

skirt of said cover

